California · Rock climbing · Santa Barbara

Renaissance Crag

Renaissance Crag in California has 8 routes with sport and trad options.

8 routes
5.8 – 5.13b/c
Trad · Sport

Is Renaissance Crag open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Renaissance Crag

Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    66° / 36°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    67° / 36°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    70° / 38°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 41°

    4 wet

  5. May

    80° / 46°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    88° / 49°

    0 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 55°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 54°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 51°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 45°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    73° / 40°

    3 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 34°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 3.6 mi away at 1,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Renaissance Crag is a climbing area in Rattlesnake Canyon Park, within the Santa Barbara Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. The land is managed as city land, and the crag sits right next to the Rattlesnake Canyon Crags, including the Upper and Lower Alchemist, which is about 0.1 mile away. The area has eight routes, split evenly between sport and trad climbing, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.13b/c. Among the named routes are The Wicked Duke Takes a Wife, a 5.8 trad climb, and Renaissance Man, a 5.13b/c sport route. The Rattlesnake Connector Trail and Rock Garden Trail are both within a mile, and Lower Gibraltar is about 0.6 mile away. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 80°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s.

Routes (8)

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